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| − | ==Welcome to the MarineLives project==
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| − | [[File:ML_Project_060515.jpg|300px|thumb|right|MarineLives project launch]]
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| − | '''The MarineLives collaborative public history project was established in 2012 to digitise, transcribe and annotate the manuscript records of the English High Court of Admiralty from the 1650s and 1660s. The original records are held at the National Archives in Kew.'''
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| − | The project is led and advised by academics and members of the general public.
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| − | In the last three years [[Volunteers|project volunteers]] have transcribed over 3.5 million words and 7500 pages of Admiralty Court records.
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| − | To learn more or to volunteer please [http://marinelives.org/contact-us.html contact us]
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| − | ==History skills training== | + | ==MarineLives Online Research Seminar: Thursday, April 25th 2022== |
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| − | '''We are kicking off our latest MarineLives history skills programme this coming week. The programme lasts nine weeks, and will be facilitated by [http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/Tools:_Biographies#Colin_Greenstreet Colin Greenstreet] and [http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/Tools:_Biographies#Dr_Philip_Hnatkovich Dr Philip Hnatkovich]. We have have one place free and can take applicants until Sunday October 18th (am, London time), when the list closes.'''
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| − | The programme teaches participants how to read, transcribe and understand historical manuscripts. It requires one and a half to two hours of time per week from each participant. We will have one group of participants, co-facilitated by Colin and Philip. There will be weekly group Skype calls, and 1:1 support for individuals during the week as they work through well structured teaching material. Everything is done via the web. Think [http://hbx.hbs.edu/ Harvard HBX] but designed for History.
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| − | It is a great opportunity for university students at undergraduate and graduate level to acquire research skills and to learn about digital history; it is also an opportunity for high school students (seventeen and eighteen) to see what digital history looks like, as they think about and develop their interests; finally it is an exciting way for students considering a career in galleries and museums to learn about innovative approaches to public outreach. For testimonials see [http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/MarineLives#Our_team_based_transcription_programmes our team based transcription programmes].
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| − | We have trained over one hundred volunteers in the last three years, and have had success with seventeen year old high school students, with mariners who spent their careers on the sea, and with retired administrators returning to their first love. Confirmed participants in this autumn/fall's programme include three second year undergraduate historians at the University of Bath Spa, a former television producer, who worked on the history programme TimeWatch and on BBC drama, and a high school student based in San Francisco, who has a passion for history.
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| − | The programme uses a wiki based platform, on which we display manuscript images as well as transcriptions. The platform was designed by a volunteer, who works as an applications developer for a major business media company.
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| − | The agenda for the first group Skype call is [http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/Tools:_Week_One here].
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| − | During the nine weeks we are going to be working on witness statements made in the English Admiralty Court in 1653 in a series of cases concerning the seizure by the English of silver bullion in three "Silver Ships" (see [http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/MarineLives#The_Silver_Ships_research_project The Silver Ships research project]).
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| − | The transcriptions we do will provide direct input into two initiatives we have concerning the Silver Ships: (1) An academic book, to be published in mid 2017, and to be written in 2H 2016 (2) a proposed television or radio series concerning the Silver Ships. There will be opportunities for all programme participants to interact with a freelance television writer during the nine weeks and to contribute ideas and research.
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| − | '''The programme is free of charge. In return we expect your commitment of one and a half hours to two hours of your time per week (scheduled as you wish). Your transcription work during the programme will be published directly on our wiki (with editorial support), ensuring that you leave your own mark on history.''' | + | '''We are holding an online research seminar at the end of April to introduce and demonstrate the SOLM-2024 Admiralty Court Database''' |
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| − | '''If you would like to learn more and take one of the two remaining places on this exciting programme, contact us now using our [http://marinelives.org/wiki/Special:MarineLivesContact contact form].'''
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| | + | ==Who will benefit from attending this seminar?== |
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| − | ==The Silver Ships research project==
| + | '''This seminar is intended for doctoral students, post-docs and early career scholars interested in exploring the potential of English High Court of Admiralty material''' |
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| − | [[File:SilverShipsEtchingDu-Gard BL.PNG|400px|thumb|left|Etching from Thomas Violet, 'A True Narrative of som Remarkable Proceedings Concerning the Ships Sampson, Salvador, and George' (1650s). Source: British Library: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)] licence]]
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| − | '''Three large ships (The ''Salvador'', the ''Sampson'' and the ''Saint George''), of supposed Lubeck and Hamburg build and ownership, were captured by the English in 1652 with highly valuable cargos of silver bullion.'''
| + | 1. Receive a free copy of the 24,000 deponent, 10,000 ship database (SOLM-2024) to support their personal research, in advance of the seminar |
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| − | '''The ships were on their way from Cadiz with bullion from the Spanish West Indies going northwards. It was disputed in the English Admiralty Court as to whether the ships were bound legally for the Spanish Netherlands, or illegally for Amsterdam.'''
| + | 2. Guidance at the seminar on how the database is structured, and how it can best be searched and used to address research questions |
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| − | The case was endowed with political as well as commercial weight - the Commonwealth, and then the Protectorate, was keen to have the bullion declared lawfull prize, but the Spanish government contested this.
| + | 3. Hands on experience of using the database, with free online access to 30,000 images which support the database |
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| − | The many and varied court depositions and other English Admiralty (and English and Spanish State Paper) records give very granular and highly colourful accounts of Seville and Cadiz, Hamburg and Lubeck, the Spanish Netherlands, the by-ways between the Spanish Netherlands and Amsterdam by which bullion could be smuggled overland and by canal, and the River Thames, where the ships and sailors were held following seizure.
| + | 4. Ongoing support for seminar participants after the seminar as they further explore and use the database |
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| − | Thomas Violet, a rather dodgy goldsmith, was involved as an agitator on behalf of the State, and published a pamphlet pleading for reimbursement of his efforts, which supplements the Admiralty Court material on the MarineLives wiki.
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| − | The Silver Ships project is being run by participants in the [http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/Tools:_Three_Silver_Ships#Research_goals_and_approach MarineLives 2015 summer transcription training programme].
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| − | '''Click to [http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/Tools:_Three_Silver_Ships#Narrative read more]''' about the Silver ships and the historical and legal context of the resulting disputes.
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| − | ==Curses, debauchery, mutiny and revenge== | + | ==Users Guide to SOLM-2024 database== |
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| − | [[File:Poor Behaviour.PNG|600px|thumb|left|Terms for poor behaviour at sea]]
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| − | '''Seventeenth century seamen of all nationalities were a boisterous lot, especially when "in drink". We have had some fun collecting some of the words used to describe poor behaviour, together with some of the rich language used amongst seamen.'''
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| − | '''We invite you to read about the Danish general's captain who told an English master of a ship that hs letters of marque were "good for nothing but to wipe his breeche with"''' ([[HCA 13/72 f.218v Annotate#head-7792b396c165940a2ef3372031f6dbb64b71233e|HCA 13/72 f.218v]]) '''and another English master who was alleged "in an outragious manner" to have reviled the merchants' factor calling him "old Roague and old Pedler and old Pimpe and the like disgracefull names"''' ([[HCA 13/73 f.3r Annotate#head-7792b396c165940a2ef3372031f6dbb64b71233e|HCA 13/73 f.3r]])
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| − | For more examples [[Bad behaviour & Invective|click here]].
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| − | [[File:Schedule Hickman vs Jackett.PNG|800px|thumb|right|Disciplinary code on the ''Mayflower'' (1647)]]
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| − | Take a look too at [http://www.marinelives.org/wiki/Tools:_HCA_24/110#Schedule_from_Item:_235:_Case:_Hickman_against_Jackett a disciplinary code] drawn up in 1647 by the master of the ''Mayflower'', an English ship engaged in the slave trade.
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| − | ==Our readership==
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| − | '''Our new MarineLives wiki went live on Wednesday May 27th. The wiki has 19365 pages and 8213 manuscript images.'''
| + | ==What we would like in return?== |
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| − | '''In the last thirty days we have had 743 users, 951 sessions, 3275 page views and nine active contributors. A user in an average session looks at 3.4 pages in a session lasting three minutes thirty seconds.''' | + | '''In return the MarineLives project would appreciate:''' |
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| − | '''Since launch of the MarineLives wiki we have had 5779 users, 7235 sessions and 20290 page views. A user in an average session has looked at 2.8 pages in a session lasting two minutes and thirty-three seconds.'''
| + | 1. Your commitment to working collaboratively as you explore your own research questions |
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| − | '''Since we launched our beta of the MarineLives wiki on April 20th 2015 we have had 6411 users, 7987 sessions and 22127 page views. A user in an average session has looked at 2.8 pages in a session lasting two minutes twenty-eight seconds.'''
| + | 2. Your willingness to offer suggestions on how to improve the database |
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| | + | * Thematically |
| | + | * Searchability |
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| | + | ==What you will learn from attending the MarineLives online seminar on April 25th 2024== |
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| − | ==Our latest transcription challenge==
| + | '''For the next two weeks we will be adding content to this section to illustrate the potential of the SOLM-2024 database. Today we are starting with Historical Geography.''' |
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| − | <u>'''HCA 13/124'''</u> is a volume of Personal Answers submitted in the English High Court of Admiralty in the years 1650 to 1652. The original manuscripts are held at the National Archives, Kew, England. | + | <u>1. How to explore Early Modern Historical Geography using the SOLM-2024 database</u> |
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| − | A [[HCA 13/124|complete set of digital images is available on this wiki]], together with [[HCA 13/124|transcriptions of the first eighty six folios]].
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| − | '''We are currently looking for volunteer transcribers to work with us to finish the transcription of this volume. Volunteers will be supported by an experienced trained facilitator. Novice and experienced transcribers are equally welcome.'''
| + | * 24,000 deponents with current place of abode at level of parish and town |
| | + | * 2258 deponents with current place of abode identifed and length of time spent at that place |
| | + | * 1675 deponents with place of birth identified |
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| − | Please [http://marinelives.org/contact-us.html contact us] to learn more about working as a volunteer to complete HCA 13/124.
| + | SHIPS |
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| + | * 13,989 ship voyages linked to specific deponents with full or partial nodal descriptions |
| − | ==Introducing our content==
| + | * 8,589 depositions linked to named ships which are affiliated with specific ports of ownership |
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| − | [[File:HCA 3 71 Credits 1.png|350px|thumb|right|HCA 13/71 Team Credits]]
| + | MATERIALS |
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| − | <u>'''HCA 13/71'''</u> is a volume of witness statements or depositions submitted in the English High Court of Admiralty in the years 1656 and 1657. The original manuscripts are held at the National Archives, Kew, England.
| + | * 3,472 depositions linked to named ships with the voyage nodal patterns fully or partially identified and ship ladings identified for specific ports |
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| − | This volume was transcribed between September 2012 and March 2013 by a team of volunteer transcribers working on the MarineLives project. Full text semi-diplomatic transcriptions of the full volume are published on this wiki with associated digital images from the original manuscript volume.
| + | - '''We are growing this section on the geography and character of ship ladings in response to the geographical interests of database users. Participants in our online seminar on April 25th 2024 will have a chance to influence this according to their research interests''' |
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| − | [[HCA 13/71|Click here to access the text and images]]
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| − | [[HCA 13/71 Deponents|Click here for an alphabetical list of deponents]]
| + | MICROHISTORY |
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| − | [[HCA 13/71 Deponents - By Geography|Click here for a geographical list of deponents]]
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| | + | - The Royal Exchange (and Exchanges elsewhere in continental Europe) |
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| | + | - Taverns, inns and victualling houses |
| | + | - Private homes |
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| | + | - Wharves and keys |
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| − | ==Our team based transcription programmes==
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| − | We run regular team-based transcription programmes on-line, facilitated by trained team leaders, with teams of three or four volunteer associates. These programmes last twelve weeks, and will take a transcriber from a novice to a confident transcriber in that space of time.
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| − | Please [http://marinelives.org/contact-us.html contact us] to discuss volunteering, or to explore how we might work with your University, School or Local History Society.
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| − | '''Thomas Davies is a third year history undergraduate student currently studying at Bath Spa University. In the summer of 2014, Thomas was a member of a four person virtual team of volunteers transcribing Admiralty Court witness statements from 1658 to 1660, facilitated by Dr. Philip Hnatkovich in Pennsylvania:'''
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| − | "There were some challenging aspects of the programme — the main being distance. This was because we worked as a team and half of the team were based in the United Kingdom and half were based in the United States, so we had to be aware of time differences and that we would be unable to meet in person.
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| − | To combat this we used email, Google Hangouts, and Skype and made good use of all the resources available to stay in touch when working on the documents together. We had weekly calls to discuss team business. The weekly calls helped because we would talk about the problems or issues we faced weekly and how the transcriptions were to be presented covering topics such as layout or abbreviations.
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| − | '''Katherine Parker is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently writing her dissertation entitled “Toward a more ‘perfect knowledge': British geographic knowledge and South Seas exploration in the eighteenth century. She participated in the MarineLives Ph.D. forum in 2013, and the MarineLives summer programme in 2014:'''
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| − | "On summer research trips to London in 2011 and 2012, I had looked at a few HCA documents and knew that the cases recorded in them offered rich material for social, economic, and naval history. Over the course of several skype meetings, I and other PhD students got to give our opinions about the proposed platform and methodology for transcription. Working with a team created a strong community aspect to the project from the beginning; I have always been impressed by the inclusiveness and openness that drives MarineLives. Also, it was refreshing to have my opinion valued as a PhD student, as sometimes that stage in one’s education is isolating and transitional—you are not yet qualified as an expert, but also not unknowledgeable about certain fields.
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| − | The value MarineLives placed on the voices of the PhD forum made me want to participate further, even though the works being transcribed were not strictly within the chronological bounds of my dissertation project. Thus, when the summer transcription project was created, I jumped at the opportunity to use paleographic and transcription skills I had gained after a year in London archives on a Social Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (2013-14).
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| − | Writing styles change over time, just like clothing and furniture styles. Thus, the letters inscribed within HCA volumes from the mid-seventeenth century posed a challenge for me, as I am used to the fluid, upright cursive (often written by a trained scribe or clerk) of the mid-eighteenth-century Admiralty. I came to enjoy the challenge of squinting at the digital pages in front of me, willing the words to make sense, filling in paragraphs slowly until suddenly they all made sense."
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| − | ==The Court records==
| + | '''If for any reason you need to drop out unexpectedly prior to the seminar, please give us at least a couple of days notice so we can fill your space''' |
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| − | The [[Introduction to the High Court of Admiralty| English High Court of Admiralty]] produced a wide range of documents.
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| − | The various steps in a particular case can be followed in summary form in the '''Acts of Court'''.
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| − | A case was commenced with the issuing of a '''Warrant''' by the Court, and the preparation of a '''Libell''' or an '''Allegation''' by the party commencing the case.
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| − | Prior to witnesses being called to make their depositions, the defendant or "respondent" might make a '''Personal Answer''' in response to the Libell or Allegation.
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| − | The most accessible of the court records are the statements made by witnesses, which are called '''Depositions'''. These depositions were in response to written '''Interrogatories''', which were prepared by both plaintiffs and defendants in a case.
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| − | Various written documents were submitted by plaintiffs and defendants, as well as witnesses, during a court case. Some of these have survived as loose documents in the '''Instance Papers'''.
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| − | Many cases were settled prior to the giving of a formal verdict or '''Sentence'''. For those cases which went to sentence, the sentences can be found in document bundles. These bundles often include bills of expense related to the case, and in some cases include copies of the allegations or libells, and other miscellaneous documents.
| + | * Seminar is limited to 20 participants |
| | + | * We will be using ZOOM, with details to be emailed to participants prior to the event |
| | + | * Personal copies of the database to be emailed on Friday April 12th 2024 |
| | + | * Online users guide to the database to be published on the MarineLives wiki by Friday April 12th 2024 |
1. Receive a free copy of the 24,000 deponent, 10,000 ship database (SOLM-2024) to support their personal research, in advance of the seminar
2. Guidance at the seminar on how the database is structured, and how it can best be searched and used to address research questions
3. Hands on experience of using the database, with free online access to 30,000 images which support the database
4. Ongoing support for seminar participants after the seminar as they further explore and use the database
1. Your commitment to working collaboratively as you explore your own research questions
2. Your willingness to offer suggestions on how to improve the database
